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June 20 , 2003 TODAY'S HEADLINES - ** Your wireless network may be wide-open
Have you heard about "wardriving" or "warchalking"? WarDriving was introduced by Peter Shipley and is now commonly practiced by hobbyists, hackers and security analysts worldwide. A "wardriver" is one who locates and logs wireless access points while in motion. Warchalking is the practice of marking a series of symbols on sidewalks and walls to indicate nearby wireless access. That way, other computer users can pop open their laptops and connect to the Internet wirelessly. If you see any of these symbols in front of your office or home, the you've been warchalked. That means that there is a wireless access point that is wide open for anyone to use. Companies should worry about the security of their network. They have to take necessary steps to educate their users about security. There was an incident where a user purchased a wireless solution from a popular retail store in order to extend network access to the office next door. Unbeknownst to that individual, she had just opened up their company's network to anyone within a reasonable distance. There are signal boosters capable of accessing wireless networks anywhere from a close proximity such as your parking lot up to a distance of few miles away. If your company is a law firm, how would you explain tol your client that their attorney-client information in your possession has been compromised? To find out more about warchalking, visit http://www.warchalking.org/ or just for fun, visit this http://wifimaps.com and enter your area code. Who knows, you may even see that your wireless network information is available to everyone. To get a network security assessment or security audit, email us at info@veemost.com or call us at 330-928-1100.
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buys into antivirus technology By George V. Hulme As you read this, your network of workstations and servers, each with their own clock, are time stamping files, email, transactions, etc., all the while your server logs are recording every manner of transaction in the event you need that information. At some point during the day it is quite likely that automatic processes such as archiving, directory synchronization, cron jobs, etc. will execute and alter files based on time stamps. Fundamental to all of this is the belief that the time is correct. Even if the time is not absolutely correct there is often a belief that at least the time is "close enough." This paper describes why "close enough" is no substitute for accurate network time and why network time synchronization is critically important. View this document Learn
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your options for offline storage --------------------------------------------------- To access previous newsletters, go to http://www.veemost.com/newsletter.htm --------------------------------------------------- WHEN YOUR NETWORK IS TOAST, CALL VEEMOST We have risen to the task many times. We can help you get your network back to normal. Save yourself some time, we are just a phone call away. Call VeeMost at 330-928-1100 or 1-877-VeeMost |
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